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Place-based education (Topical Term)

Preferred form: Place-based education
Used for/see from:
  • Place-based learning
  • Place-centered education
See also:

Work cat.: 2004041244: A natural history of place in education, c2004.

ERIC thesaurus, Jan. 14, 2004 (Term: Place based education; scope note: Educational approach that draws on local history, culture, economics, environment, and circumstances as a curriculum source, sometimes with the explicit goal of connecting students to their community and thereby promoting citizenship, entrepreneurship, community sustainability, or environmental stewardship (Note: Do not confuse with "Community Education"); Used for: Community based study, Pedagogy of place, Place based learning)

Mabry, J.J. The concept of place-centered education as a model for environmental literacy and natural resource management, 2000.

Linkhart, J.A.N. An ecosystem discovery guide to the Edmonds waterfront : place-centered learning for high school students, 2007.

Encyc. of American education

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